Queen Elizabeth II attends church; Philip still in hospital
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II attended church near her rural retreat Sunday as her husband Prince Philip spent his second night in a London hospital.
Australia’s leader apologizes for vacation amid wildfires
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized Sunday for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several st...
49ers win, grieve with Beathard: ‘We got that one for C.J’
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — An exhilarating, game-winning drive that put the San Francisco 49ers in position to seize the top seed in the playoffs next week...
Washington routs No. 18 Boise State in Petersen’s last game
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Bowl was always going to be about Chris Petersen. It was his final game as coach, a matchup the two programs he led to such ...
Liverpool lands 1st world title, Qatar passes pre-2022 test
DOHA, Qatar — After tens of billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, and skepticism over this tiny gas-rich nation's suitability as a sporting hos...
Texans win AFC South title with victory over Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. — Bradley Roby returned one of Jameis Winston’s four interceptions for a touchdown and Ka’imi Fairburn snapped a fourth-quarter tie with h...
No. 1 KU falls to No. 18 Villanova on Samuels’ 3-pointer
PHILADELPHIA — Jermaine Samuels hit a winning 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds left to lead No. 18 Villanova to a 56-55 victory on Saturday over Kansas, th...
Klobuchar steps up hits on Buttigieg with Iowa vote looming
CENTERVILLE, Iowa — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has argued for weeks that Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of a small Indiana city, doesn't have enough expe...
Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home
PERTH, Australia — Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid souring temperatures, while one perso...
Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy’
There's usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated — “To Kill a Mockingbird," set in the 1930s. Now comes a film s...
Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is blasting a prominent Christian magazine that published an editorial arguing that he should be removed from offi...
Activists cheer victory in landmark Dutch climate case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a ruling hailed as an “immense victory for climate justice,” the Netherlands' top court ruled Friday in favor of activists...
Impeachment of Trump voted top 2019 news story in AP poll
NEW YORK — The drive by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump was the top news story of 2019, according to The...
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impa...
Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is celebrating the launch of Space Force, the first new military service in more than 70 years.
Key takeaways from Democratic presidential debate in L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Democratic presidential candidates offered two very different debates during their final forum of 2019. In the first half, they spent mu...
The Latest: Democratic debaters tackle China, Israel policy
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Democratic presidential debate (all times local):
Evangelical magazine Christianity Today: Trump must go
NEW YORK — A major evangelical Christian magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham on Thursday published an editorial calling for President Donal...
Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast
HAHOTRIM BEACH, Israel — An international team of researchers says it has discovered a 7,000-year-old-seawall along Israel's Mediterranean coast, prov...
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors
NEW YORK — How is a great actor made? For Jonathan Majors, the 30-year-old breakout star of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” it started in drama...
Stars Simmons, Young lead defenses in Clemson-Ohio St clash
CLEMSON, S.C. — There is little doubt the nation's best defensive player will take the field at the Fiesta Bowl when No 2 Ohio State faces No. 3 Clems...
AP Interview: Saudi prince says sports is a tool for change
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — A world class tennis exhibition, an international golf tournament, a Formula series car race and the world heavyweight boxing ...
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘far-fetched’ reasons
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached for “far-fetched” reasons, calling the move by ...
Global stocks dip after Trump impeachment vote
BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly dipped Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump and the central ...
Iran leader urges deeper Muslim links to fight US ‘hegemony’
KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight what he ...
The Latest: Trump holds record-long rally on impeachment day
WASHINGTON — A sample of the sights and sounds across Washington and beyond on a momentous day in Washington on Wednesday as the House passed two arti...
Among public, a great divide at moment of Trump impeachment
We interrupt the holiday spirit to bring you the impeachment of a president.
California bar: Avenatti stole from client using ‘deceit’
LOS ANGELES — Attorney Michael Avenatti should be prevented from practicing law for pocketing a client's settlement and covering his tracks through “d...
Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Michigan on Wednesday night as the House ...
Trump speaks at swank GOP fundraiser, his DC hotel profits
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took the stage in the ballroom of his luxury hotel in Washington on Saturday night, just days before an impeachmen...